B9 - The Lodz Region 1905-1949/2015, H.-J. Bömelburg

B9 - From a cosmopolitan melting pot to an ethnically segregated society: the Lodz region 1905-1949/2015

Key Questions

What lead to the intensified differentiation in the Lodz region in issues of language, religion and social group a) during the German occupation, b) after 1945?

What is the difference between “German” and Polish”?

How do the conflict experiences impress on historical memories of societies? What intensifies or weakens these notions?

Objectives

Time and context-dependent analysis of the respective segregation mechanisms of a once nearly homogenous population

Memories of conflict: development of a model for conflict intensifying or weakening memories

Comparison of model experiences and possible implications for current challenges

Project Heads

Director: Prof. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Bömelburg

Doctoral Candidate: Michal Turski, M.A.